blai, n.house; household; family; members of family; enclosure; container.
blai
a
teleketek
e
cheldool
le
kiei
er
ngii
a
rechad;
blai
a
osechelel
a
delengchokl.
blikn.poss.1s
blimn.poss.2s
bliln.poss.3s
blil
a
blai
el
ngii
a
oublai
er
ngii.
blimamn.poss.1pe
blidn.poss.1piour (inclusive) house, household, etc.
blid
a
blai
el
kid
a
oublai
er
ngii.
blimiun.poss.2p
blirirn.poss.3p
babelblain.(a wealthy person's) house.
babelblai
a
blai
el
ilteet;
meteetel.
blil a berasexpr.sack/container for rice.
blil a cheluchexpr.any container for gasoline, cooking oil, etc..
blil a dangsexpr.dance hall.
blil a ngalexpr.termites' nest.
blil a ngikelexpr.aquarium.
chad er a blaiexpr.members of the family.
See also:
OUBLAI
Examples:
A
blik
a
ngar
er
a
bita
er
a
skuul.
> My house is next door to (or across the street from) the school.
Ng
soam
el
mo
ousbech
er
a
kekerei
el
blai?
> Do you need to use the bathroom?
Ng
di
mle
ngii
a
blai
er
a
Ngerchemai
el
milseseb
el
me
er
a
eou.
> The building in Ngerchemai burned down by itself.
A
blik
a
ngar
er
a
delongelel
a
blil
a
Toki
me
a
Droteo.
> My house is located between Toki's house and Droteo's house.
A
rechad
er
a
blik
a
teai.
> There are eight people in my family.
Proverbs:
Kom
chameiu
el
blai.
> You're getting involved with someone too closely related.
Possibly derived from an incident in which a coconut syrup maker was incestuously involved with his wife's sister.
Ng
ko
er
a
uul,
el
teleu
a
blil
e
oleker
er
a
chull.
> Like the uul [Cettria cantans?] with its house open, calling for rain.
The uul may be heard to call out usually just before it rains; some say that it is calling for rain. This seems foolish, since the bird constructs its house with an opening at the top that will let rain in. A person who makes a decision or starts some action without adequate preparation is likened to the uul.
Ke
ko
er
a
otaor
el
di
omtitechakl
el
diak
a
blil.
> You're like a floating log without a resting place.
You have no fixed abode.
More Examples:
Ng
ngar
er
a
blil
a
blengur?
> Which restaurant did you go to?
Aika
el
bechachau
el
blil
a
bata
binats
el
butiliang
a
chomngatech
me
ng
sebeched
lousbech
el
kob.
> The empty peanut butter jars can be washed and used as drinking glasses.
Ak
milruul
a
oeaol
er
blik.
Ak
milekrolii
el
mo
er
a
tank.
> I made rain gutters for my house. I ran it into a tank.
Ak
kmal
bekikl
er
aika
el
meklou
el
kerrekar
el
ngar
er
a
bita
er
a
blai
a
lemeukel
el
otelechid.
> I'm so worried about these big trees by the house if they would break and crush us.
Se
el
soam
el
mei
er
a
blik
e
ke
omekedong
el
kot.
> When you want to come to my house, call first.

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